Here are a few resources for understanding the very urgent need to reexamine and shift the role police play in our society.
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June 8, 2020 If you’ve been on social media this week, you’ve likely seen growing calls to defund the police. Here are a few resources for understanding the very urgent need to reexamine and shift the role police play in our society. Dessane Lopez Cassell In The Longing for Less author Kyle Chayka searches for a minimalist mindset that isn’t “obsessing over possessions or the lack thereof but challenging our day-to-day experience of being in the world.” Layla Fassa Kyle Chayka’s new book, The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, probes the corporate world’s love of minimalist design and what it might mean. Hrag Vartanian Bishakh Som’s Apsara Engine imagines what happens when femmes, as Donna Haraway writes, “make kin, not babies.” Bedatri D. Choudhury Your membership supports Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world. Become a Member Now, Now Louison is a book that will trouble purists who believe in strict categories, such as biography, art criticism, and novel. John Yau Fred Moten’s innovative poems investigate the fugitive philosophy of Black sound. J. Peter Moore Sally Wen Mao recognizes that there is no commonly shared Asian American experience, except racism of one form or another. John Yau Forward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe Hyperallergic, 181 N11th St, Ste 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 This email was sent to [email protected]. Manage your preferences to subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletters. Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe |
